10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
4 / 0
Average Mileage:
24,069 miles

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2008 Dodge Dakota seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2008 Dodge Dakota Owner Comments (Page 2 of 2)

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problem #9

May 292015

Dakota

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Dakota. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V313000 (air bags). However, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Detroit, MI, USA

problem #8

Jun 012015

Dakota

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Dakota. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V313000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The VIN was invalid. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Smyrna, GA, USA

problem #7

May 292015

Dakota

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Dakota. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V313000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact was informed that the recall parts would be available next year due to the states of high humidity being a high priority. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.

- Princeton, IN, USA

problem #6

May 272015

Dakota

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Dakota. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V313000 (air bags), however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Boonesmill, VA, USA

problem #5

May 262015

Dakota 6-cyl

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Dakota. The contact stated that NHTSA campaign number: 15V313000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer informed that the part was approximated to become available in six months. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact had not experienced a failure. MA 09/22 the vehicle was repaired on July 20,2015. Updated 01/25/16.

- Deland, FL, USA

problem #4

May 062013

Dakota

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Dakota. The contact stated that an abnormal noise emitted from the steering wheel when there were high humidity temperatures. The contact notified the dealer several times and they were not able to replicate and diagnose the failure. The contact noticed that the noise coming from the steering wheel was only heard when parking the vehicle in excessive heat. The contact was included in NHTSA campaign id number: 15V313000 (air bags) and the dealer was unable to determine when the part would become available. The contact was placed on a waiting list. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was not available.

- Powell, TN, USA

problem #3

Jul 242014

Dakota 8-cyl

  • 38,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was going down fort sill blvd and I rear ended another truck. I was going roughly 40 to 45 miles per hour. My entire front end was completely smashed in, yet my air bags still didn't deploy?? this is he second accident that they didn't deploy. I have several photos of my trucks front end and the inside showing that the air bags didn't deploy.

- Lawtn, OK, USA

problem #2

Oct 022012

Dakota

  • 620,000 miles
This truck is the 4 and the last Dodge I will ever buy the trailer light pack is junk the break sys is junk its a two sensor ABS 1 one the driver front and one on the rear end and they say its all wheel ABS trans 2 times rebuilt rotors and brakes replace at every 3 months tie rods struts rack and pump replaced them 3 times seat belts in the rear are not kid rated when they latch but don't lock even when you do get in a crash radio don't work air bags don't work tire low light is always on even when you air them up and new sensors on every time you use the brakes you lose the heater A/C they shut off then you let of the brakes it turns again.

- Waterford, MI, USA

problem #1

Jun 052010

Dakota

  • 40,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Dodge Dakota clubcab 4X2. While driving at approximately 50 mph, the vehicle was involved in a single car head-on crash in which the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. One person was reported injured. The vehicle was totaled. The vehicle had not been inspected for the cause of failure at the time of the complaint. The failure and current mileages were approximately 40,000.

- Pensacola, FL, USA

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